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Hydrocynus
| Hydrocynus | |
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| The five currently recognized species. From top to bottom: H. vittatus, H. tanzaniae, H. forskahlii, H. brevis and H. goliath | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Alestidae |
| Subfamily: | Alestinae |
| Genus: | Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816 |
| Type species | |
| Hydrocyon forskahlii Cuvier, 1819
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| Species | |
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5, see text. | |
Hydrocynus is a genus of characin fish in the family Alestidae commonly called "tigerfish," native to Africa. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ("water"[1]) + κύων ("dog"[1]). The genus contains five species,[2] all commonly known as "African tigerfish" for their fierce predatory behaviour and other characteristics that make them excellent game fish.[3] Hydrocynus are normally piscivorous,[4] but H. vittatus is proven to prey on birds in flight.[5]
- ^ a b Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Goodierwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hydrocynus", Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Kirk O. Winemiller & Leslie C. Kelso-Winemiller (1994). "Comparative ecology of the African pike, Hepsetus odoe, and tigerfish, Hydrocynus forskahlii, in the Zambezi River floodplain" (PDF). Journal of Fish Biology. 45 (2): 211–225. doi:10.1006/jfbi.1994.1121.
- ^ "African Tigerfish Recorded Catching Bird Prey in Mid-Flight For First Time Ever (VIDEO)", University Herald, January 13, 2014.
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